Our Voice

In this episode of the Our Voice podcast we chat with Natalie about her journey from member, to volunteer, to member of staff here at Croydon Vision. We talk about how helping people has always been what makes her tick, what cinema trips are like for visually impaired people (SPOILER: some cinemas do it better than others) and the people at Croydon Vision who inspire her…

This episode we speak with Jim, a member and volunteer at Croydon Vision, who’s currently running the Music Appreciation Group here. Listen now to find out more about how it can be tricky to discover new music when you’re visually impaired, what a ‘Bumpon’ is, the joy of sharing music you love and the name of Jim’s famous voice twin...

This episode we had a special guest, James Kelleher from Disability Croydon, who - like us – is working hard to get people talking and thinking about disability in a fresh way. We chatted about Disability Croydon’s new town-centre café, visible vs. invisible disability, the curveballs that can crop up during a workshop, ways to make training fun and the highly unusual topping he enjoys on ice-cream…

In this episode of Our Voice, Croydon Vision's very own Ola - AKA 'Mr Computer' - reveals his passion for sharing accessible tech with our community and how it feels to give people 'eureka' moments.

We talk top tech, tackling technophobia and how the technological revolution has had such a huge impact in such a short time. We also talk about the fact we were both wearing snazzy trousers, though sadly there were no photos of that from the day, so you'll just have to imagine it!

This episode we chat with Oscar, who has been working with us to celebrate the volunteers who make Croydon Vision tick now and figure out how to get more people involved in this rewarding work. He’s got a fantastic perspective on how volunteering can be mutually beneficial – and he’s a dark horse when it comes to karaoke – so it was great to get him into Bedford Hall…

Self care is something everyone should take time for. Our resident Operations Ninja is passionate about self care for Croydon Vision members as well as herself (obviously)!

Listen to the latest episode of Our Voice to find out why self care is important, ways to do it and ask yourself that all important question: What clues does your body give you to tell you that you need to take some time for yourself?

Sorry Odette, the cat is out of the bag..!

The latest episode of the Our Voice Podcast features Odette, Croydon Vision's Community Dynamo.

As Odette and Josie discuss ways Visually Impaired people can feel empowered, Odette reveals that sometimes her competitive streak overtakes her during Visually Impaired Tennis matches. In fact, she's even been known to misinform opponents about the nature of her visual impairment to help her to win matches. Novak Djokovic (@djokernole) eat your heart out; she's in it to win it!

Listen now to learn more about what it's like to travel solo across Europe as a visually impaired person and to find out Odette's motto for life...

Today we’re talking about men with Glen, our Advice and Advocacy officer, to explore the notion of pride. Pride and ego is often seen as a negative; but in the right place and in the right amount, pride can also be a stimulus.